
Heel Tread Socks - '66 GT40 Pack
Size: Large - US (8-12) In the '60s, a dispute between two motor industry titans, Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari, became one of the great stories of motor racing legend. Hollywood has now immortalized it on the big screen. Heel Tread is celebrating it with a Limited Edition 4-pack inspired on the liveries of the GT40's that changed racing forever. In the first half of the 1960's decade Scuderia Ferrari dominated Le Mans, the crown jewel of sports car endurance racing, an event that granted its winners with an indelible patina of peak performance and toughness in the world's eyes.Regardless of its motorsport success, Ferrari's business end was struggling financially and in 1963 Henry Ford II approached Enzo in an attempt to buy out the Italian brand. Talks ended abruptly when il Commendatore realized that his winning Scuderia was an integral part of the deal. A disgruntled Ford directed his racing division to come up with a machine to beat Ferrari - "OK, then will kick his ass", is repo